trevor paints 1/6 of the fence each day how many days will it take to paint 3/4 o the fence
(3/4) / (1/6)
(3/4) * (6/1) = 18/4 = 4 2/4 = 4 1/2 days
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To find out how many days it will take to paint 3/4 of the fence, we need to divide the total fraction of the fence painted in one day into 3/4.
Since Trevor paints 1/6 of the fence each day, we set up the equation:
1/6 of the fence painted each day = 3/4 of the total fence.
Let's simplify the fractions:
1/6 = 3/4
To eliminate the denominators, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 4, which is 12:
12 * (1/6) = 12 * (3/4)
Simplifying further, we have:
2 = 9
Since 2 does not equal 9, the equation is inconsistent, and the fractions do not match. Therefore, Trevor cannot paint 3/4 of the fence by painting 1/6 of the fence each day.
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To find out how many days it will take Trevor to paint 3/4 of the fence, we need to divide the portion of the fence he paints each day (1/6) into the total portion of the fence that needs to be painted (3/4).
To do this, we can set up the following equation:
(1/6) * x = 3/4
Here, x represents the number of days it will take.
To find x, we can solve for it by multiplying both sides of the equation by 6:
6 * (1/6) * x = 6 * (3/4)
On the left-hand side, the 6 and the 1/6 cancel out, leaving just x:
x = 6 * (3/4)
Now, we can simplify the right-hand side:
x = 6 * 3/4
x = (6 * 3) / 4
x = 18 / 4
x = 4.5
Since we are measuring in days, we can round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, it will take Trevor approximately 5 days to paint 3/4 of the fence.